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indiscriminately”, especially during mid-day hours, when honeybees are usually out foraging. It is also recommended to plant pollinator-friendly plants-plants that are good sources of foraging materials for honeybees, such as red clover, foxglove, bee balm, and joe-pye weed. To protect the ecosystems and agriculture across the world, it is crucial to solve the problem of colony collapse disorder. Honeybees have such an impact for thousands of organisms, prompt change is a requirement for the…

“The way humanity manages or mis-manages its nature-based assets, including pollinators, will in part define our collective future in the 21st century,” UN Environment Programme Executive Director Achim Steiner said.. “The fact is that of the 100 crop species that provide 90 per cent of the world’s food, over 70 are pollinated by bees.” ("Humans Must Change Behaviour to save Bees, Vital for Food Production). Bees as pollinators play a major role in the world’s agriculture and the close…

There are things that people may need to be cautious of before deciding to keep bees, but there are benefits to consider as well. Sue Hubbell author of A Book of Bees writes, “Everyone should have two or three hives of bees. Bees are easier to keep than a dog or a cat. They are more interesting than gerbils” (qtd. in Bishop pp. 1). Holley Bishop says that beekeeping seemed so great to her because she liked how “low-maintenance” it was and that the bees “did the farming for you and didn’t need…

water source be shallow to avoid bee fatalities by drowning. This can be accomplished by filling the majority of the container with gravel or pebbles and filling it with just enough water to lap against the rocks, but not submerge them. The bees can easily gather from the pools of water or suck the moisture from the surface of the rocks. Shelter A bee shelter is necessary to help keep the beehive shielded from the elements and creatures that could harm it. A bee shelter is a relatively simple…

home. The decline in bee population has been written about for decades but it was not until recently it became problem. The United States Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection agency agree the noticeable decline started in 2006 when some bee keepers reported a loss of 30-90% of their hives. Some lost bees will always be normal as there will always be other animal populations that decrease every few years slightly, but this great amount lost had bee keepers worried for…

Australia, and Antarctica had a warm dry climate that included flowering plants that attracted the bees so they could collect the pollen. These flowering plants produced nectar and provided carbohydrates to these winged insects. Over time the honey bee developed its morphologies changed to collect pollen by its increased fuzziness, pollen baskets, longer tongues and more colonies to store supplies. Forty million years ago Gondwana broke apart and temperatures cooled dramatically during the…

stands for colony collapse disorder, which is a sudden population loss in worker bees. This loss leaves the queen alone with a few nurse bees to take care of her and the few remaining young bees. When a colony is affected by CCD, there are very few dead bees near the colony. What causes CCD? Varroa mites are one of the bigger problems. Varroa mites are parasites that hitch a ride on a bee, and end up in the hive. Once they are in the hive they lay eggs and any bacteria or viruses that the mites…

alone do most of the damage on the bee population. Bee populations would slowly start to increase once pesticide toxicity doesn’t become a problem anymore. Also, climate change is a major factor to the bees. World Leaders such as our President Barack Obama have pleaded for something to be done about this issue. Climate change is also affecting pollination. The climate is disrupting the synchronized timing of flower blooming and the timing at which bees pollinate (Bee Informed). This means that…

stung by a bee is not fun at all in fact it hurts. A bee will follow you around if you wear a perfume or cologne they like, especially if it is a flowery scent. When this happens you are not supposed to swat at it, but let’s face it we all do it. To avoid being stung by a bee you should not wear bright colors or eat outside. Definitely do not bring the woman you love flowers which will attract the bees the most. Those are the main things people love about the summer time. If you are a bee hater…

social media and covering all types of products lately. Brands, such as Honey Nut Cheerios with their disappearing Buzz the bee mascot, have recently began encouraging citizens of the world to contribute to saving honeybees so they will not face extinction. However, are the companies misinforming society on the real status of the bees? On the Cheerios’ website, two specifically bee-related facts are mentioned before they state “more than two thirds of the world’s crop species rely on…